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irene, this was as high as irene got, and i think we'll get another couple of feet on top. >> another couple of feet on top of what we're experiencing now, again. water -- when you go down the street it's high thy-high already. >> all right. i'm curious how is he going to get those kids out, but we've run out of time, so maybe we'll get back to you, and maybe he can help us understand how he is moving the family out with that little boat. >> if are you trying to fly out of the northeast, are you probably out of luck. thousands of flights canceled because of the storm. we'll show you where. i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. anncr: every president inherits few have faced so many. four years later... our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humm
irene, this was as high as irene got, and i think we'll get another couple of feet on top. >> another couple of feet on top of what we're experiencing now, again. water -- when you go down the street it's high thy-high already. >> all right. i'm curious how is he going to get those kids out, but we've run out of time, so maybe we'll get back to you, and maybe he can help us understand how he is moving the family out with that little boat. >> if are you trying to fly out of the...
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because of irene, are you even more prepared at this point, governor? >> well, we certainly have learned a lot with every storm. we have a great first responder emergency response community in our state. they've been preparing for many days. that being said, this is a significant one. we're seeing a lot of flooding already. we expect people will be without power for a long time. it's a slow moving storm. going to be several tidal cycles. significant impact throughout the state. >> compared to last year with both of those events that we had, you think there's going to be longer and more people without power? >> i do. i think the storm will be here longer for sure. it's slow moving. we expect more people without power. the utilities have been bringing people in from throughout the country so that's a positive. the challenge is that it's so long lasting, the winds are going to be so strong that it could be some period of time before the utilities can actually put people up in their bucket trucks to put poles back up. >> are the centers full near the coast?
because of irene, are you even more prepared at this point, governor? >> well, we certainly have learned a lot with every storm. we have a great first responder emergency response community in our state. they've been preparing for many days. that being said, this is a significant one. we're seeing a lot of flooding already. we expect people will be without power for a long time. it's a slow moving storm. going to be several tidal cycles. significant impact throughout the state. >>...
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i mean, twhapd during irene? >> caller: well, i have to tell you, i was here personally, the same way. and probably, it was exactly the same scenario. i think most people are heeding the warning and are staying home and staying put. and that's allowing them to stay safe and not, you know, causing the unnecessary injury or illness from occurring. >> yeah. similarity. so, so far, so good, right? >> caller: so far, so good. we are keeping our fingers crossed. like i said, we have extra staff on board tonight. everybody's bunking out at the hospital. we are waiting to see, you know, if we are needed. >> doctor, this is heather, i did want to ask you a question. i know you don't want to talk specifically about the situation right now at the new york medical center where they are evacuating people. but what happens when have you patients who are on ventilators? they have at least four infants on ventilator there is. they are having to evacuate them and take them out of the hospital, carry patients down the stairwells.
i mean, twhapd during irene? >> caller: well, i have to tell you, i was here personally, the same way. and probably, it was exactly the same scenario. i think most people are heeding the warning and are staying home and staying put. and that's allowing them to stay safe and not, you know, causing the unnecessary injury or illness from occurring. >> yeah. similarity. so, so far, so good, right? >> caller: so far, so good. we are keeping our fingers crossed. like i said, we have...
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they had nothing since gloria and irene, now two times in nine years. there are customers without power on long island. it's an economic story and property story because people are losing fishing business. back to you. >> the markets have been closed for two days. they re-open for tomorrow. here's something i haven't been able to say for a while. we have or first move for tomorrow right after this. up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's in
they had nothing since gloria and irene, now two times in nine years. there are customers without power on long island. it's an economic story and property story because people are losing fishing business. back to you. >> the markets have been closed for two days. they re-open for tomorrow. here's something i haven't been able to say for a while. we have or first move for tomorrow right after this. up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you...
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storm could be much worse than irene. here in maryland and farther up the coast including in new jersey. and that's where elaine quijano is, elaine? >> reporter: well, chip, we're in the town of bayhead, new jersey, which is especially vulnerable it sits just ten feet above sea level and like other coastal communities residents here have been ordered to evacuate. >> no, man, we have to go home, state of emergency. >> reporter: the race is on along the jersey shore to leave ahead of hurricane sandy. >> i got it, i got it. >> reporter: ted smith evacuated his 81-year-old mother althea from their house in bayhead. he's worried about the water pushing through their beach front home. >> the ocean will definitely come up this far. i mean if we look at the ocean right now, i mean it's coming up pretty high. >> reporter: throughout the region people from coastal towns are jamming highways and roads to escape the storm. forecasters predict as winds push water on shore, a storm surge could cause water levels to rise six to 11 feet,
storm could be much worse than irene. here in maryland and farther up the coast including in new jersey. and that's where elaine quijano is, elaine? >> reporter: well, chip, we're in the town of bayhead, new jersey, which is especially vulnerable it sits just ten feet above sea level and like other coastal communities residents here have been ordered to evacuate. >> no, man, we have to go home, state of emergency. >> reporter: the race is on along the jersey shore to leave...
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irene being the last time. we didn't hit that hard enough, right at the coast, from jersey shore up through new york city, long island, you get the bigger numbers. because of the shape of the land, it's going to help that southwest to -- southeast to the northwest flow. other spots will have a surge. we're talking 60 to 80 miles an hour winds in that red area, boston, pittsburgh is included. washington, d.c., even. the purple area all of the way through maine, 40 to 60-mile-per-hour winds. you have emphasized sam how many times how big this is. this storm is going to here for a long time and we'll be following it throughout the entire thing. >>> thank you, ginger. >>> meanwhile, 5,000 miles to the west, another breaking story we're watching very closely right now. a massive earthquake off the west coast, triggering a tsunami for hawaii. our affiliate in hawaii reports. >> reporter: very serious situation in hawaii. earlier this morning, the civil servicish shug an evacuation. they are seeing some of those tsuna
irene being the last time. we didn't hit that hard enough, right at the coast, from jersey shore up through new york city, long island, you get the bigger numbers. because of the shape of the land, it's going to help that southwest to -- southeast to the northwest flow. other spots will have a surge. we're talking 60 to 80 miles an hour winds in that red area, boston, pittsburgh is included. washington, d.c., even. the purple area all of the way through maine, 40 to 60-mile-per-hour winds. you...
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>> certainly looks to be a more powerful storm than irene was last year. as we recall, it was a little over $5 billion for our industry for that particular storm. certainly that was just the property and casualty side, not the flooding, so we expect that this will be at least of that magnitude, although we don't know for sure until there's been some real estimates, and it takes usually a couple of weeks for us to get any real hard numbers that we can track. >> don griffin, thanks for your thoughts tonight, appreciate it. >> thank you. a lot of the focus today has been on new york city because it is the financial center of the country, but clearly points further south and soon to the north are in trouble as well. hampton pearson is live in washington where federal workers will get another day off tomorrow. hampton? >> reporter: hi, michelle. more about that in a moment. we did get word late this afternoon that treasury secretary the guy anyner had a meeting with the financial security oversight council about financial markets, hurricane sandy approaching an
>> certainly looks to be a more powerful storm than irene was last year. as we recall, it was a little over $5 billion for our industry for that particular storm. certainly that was just the property and casualty side, not the flooding, so we expect that this will be at least of that magnitude, although we don't know for sure until there's been some real estimates, and it takes usually a couple of weeks for us to get any real hard numbers that we can track. >> don griffin, thanks...
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during hurricane irene, when irene came and barreled through the northeast last year, there were points on the island where the atlantic ocean, touching the day. what they have done, is they have closed the bridge here for any incoming traffic unless you are a first responder person or a member of the media. martha: we are hearing that people have pretty much cleared out. anyone who doesn't heed those warnings -- we do see some people out on the boardwalk there. >> yes, in fact, yesterday, they were picking up people, sending them to shelters. if you take a look at the boardwalk over here, there are quite a few people. it is not just the media. what we are worried about is the storm surge and 20-foot waves on top of that lambing into these hotels. some people are asking us questions, saying that we really don't understand what is going on. please, explain all of us. this is something that is an unprecedented storm they are dealing with, and something that should be taken seriously. martha: seriously, the 11-foot storm surge and waves on top of that -- you were talking about the second s
during hurricane irene, when irene came and barreled through the northeast last year, there were points on the island where the atlantic ocean, touching the day. what they have done, is they have closed the bridge here for any incoming traffic unless you are a first responder person or a member of the media. martha: we are hearing that people have pretty much cleared out. anyone who doesn't heed those warnings -- we do see some people out on the boardwalk there. >> yes, in fact,...
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this is nothing like irene. it was a tropical storm, warm and it was just water. we may get the wind here. we may get some property damage and people here are bracing for some power outages. so that's about it for now. we're fortunate. for irene we actually had a tornado, haven't had anything like that in terms of property damage. lots of flooding that we've shown you. you showed the viewers footage from dewey beach, lots of that type flooding throughout the area because of all the water in coastal delaware, over 50,000 people ordered out, evacuations. it's a lot more than that now because a lot of people have left on their own. >> we'd like to see bruce a bit closer in. >> someone was giving him grief for being in a shelter earlier. we won't do that ever again. we also saw pictures out of atlantic city where the storm actually went ashore. you have entire sections of the boardwalk atlantic city washed out to the ocean, haven't seen anything like that. >> it's a powerful storm. we always tell crews in the field on days like this safety is their top priority. here'
this is nothing like irene. it was a tropical storm, warm and it was just water. we may get the wind here. we may get some property damage and people here are bracing for some power outages. so that's about it for now. we're fortunate. for irene we actually had a tornado, haven't had anything like that in terms of property damage. lots of flooding that we've shown you. you showed the viewers footage from dewey beach, lots of that type flooding throughout the area because of all the water in...
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irene, a bit of a disappointment. this one was a little bit in the other direction. can you see that in the home repair stocks that i've been emphasizing. we've been talking about roofing as a major play for a week now. a lot of early players have had significant gains but today, look at these stocks moving 6% in a day. this is a real late investors in this game, roofing repair. but i think people underestimated. how about dredging and docking companies. great lakes. this is a very interesting play that not a lot of people talked about last week. there will be a big need to dredge out a lot of those harbors. armstrong another big play, they make flooring. overall you have a somewhat weak earnings picture. en certain election next week where mr. bernanke is very much a part of the play and now you have hurricane sandy ate my homework as a possible excuse for weaker fourth quarter earnings. >>> thank you very much, bob pisani. how is the first day of trading since hurricane sandy? let's ask managing director at lessard national markets. >> it is good to be back. two da
irene, a bit of a disappointment. this one was a little bit in the other direction. can you see that in the home repair stocks that i've been emphasizing. we've been talking about roofing as a major play for a week now. a lot of early players have had significant gains but today, look at these stocks moving 6% in a day. this is a real late investors in this game, roofing repair. but i think people underestimated. how about dredging and docking companies. great lakes. this is a very interesting...
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this is similar to what we saw with irene last year. there will probably be an upward shift in the national average in the days ahead. irene last year took a similar path, knocked out similar refineries. the national average ended up increasing about 8 cents per gallon. so while the drop in demand on east coast is pretty significant, we could be looking at some longer term problems with these refineries being offline. >> john, do you agree? >> yes, i do. i think it is all going to come down to power, power, power, whether or not the frefineries can get back online, but also whether the terminals are closed that receive imports, not to mention the colonial pipeline even though they have installed generation capacity up and down the line. that will need to get restored for this more rosy scenario we are counting on. >> john, aren't we just building up stockpiles today, tomorrow, maybe wednesday and thursday? >> i do, brian. but to the extent people get back on the road and back to work, we can rip through them. we'll need to see a for-sur
this is similar to what we saw with irene last year. there will probably be an upward shift in the national average in the days ahead. irene last year took a similar path, knocked out similar refineries. the national average ended up increasing about 8 cents per gallon. so while the drop in demand on east coast is pretty significant, we could be looking at some longer term problems with these refineries being offline. >> john, do you agree? >> yes, i do. i think it is all going to...
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irene last year, there are bridges out left and right still if you go north -- >> they flee when the dow goes down and if it rains, we flee. >> to them, they are ready to jump out the window. >> there's the potential for lost production but at the same time i would imagine people are staying home hunkering down and not driving cars so gasoline will drop. is that a counterweight there? >> that's the offset. you'll see arush to the pumps now as the news gets out but then everybody will cocoon and watch this thing play out, mostly on cnbc. >> you think there's a potential for spike in gasoline prices. >> yes, inventories are very tight. we can't afford to lose a refinery for a day or a week or two. we have no room for error. >> don't worry about it, 75-year-old energy infrastructure, we're fine. thank you, john. do you want to head your portfolio on alternative investment? check out these classic guitars that could give you rocking returns. next with the fidelity stock screener, you can try strategies from independent experts and see what criteria they use. such as a 5% yield on dividen
irene last year, there are bridges out left and right still if you go north -- >> they flee when the dow goes down and if it rains, we flee. >> to them, they are ready to jump out the window. >> there's the potential for lost production but at the same time i would imagine people are staying home hunkering down and not driving cars so gasoline will drop. is that a counterweight there? >> that's the offset. you'll see arush to the pumps now as the news gets out but then...
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that is very similar to hurricane irene last year. >> greta: do you fly straight through it? i imagine it's a rough ride and when you get to the eye of the storm it's calm. is that not what happens? >> well, we fly at 10,000 feet, and the idea is to go right through the center of the hurricane so you can measure the core of the storm, and then also measure the winds on the periphery of the storm, so it normally gets very rough right near the center and then typically out away from the center when the winds lighten up, it's not so bad any more, and in this case, for hurricane irene, at least on friday, the strong winds were well out from the center, and we had some really nasty stuff to go through on the north side of the storm, probably 105, 110 miles north of the center. >> greta: what kind of aircraft do you fly through that? >> we use a wc-130j. ourselves and noaa, they use p3-orion, so they're turbo prop type aircraft. a lot of people ask us why don't you use jets? typically jets tend to fly a little bit too fast, and we want to go slow to reduce the majority of the turbu
that is very similar to hurricane irene last year. >> greta: do you fly straight through it? i imagine it's a rough ride and when you get to the eye of the storm it's calm. is that not what happens? >> well, we fly at 10,000 feet, and the idea is to go right through the center of the hurricane so you can measure the core of the storm, and then also measure the winds on the periphery of the storm, so it normally gets very rough right near the center and then typically out away from...
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a lot of people feel that i got through irene, i can get through this. this is a different type of storm. first of all, it's going to cause greater flooding in areas that were not flooded during irene. the wind in areas that were not hit by irene with wind problems, those areas -- people really need to take seriously and be prepared. it's almost getting to the point where it's too late because finding food, finding water, finding flashlights and generators is becoming impossible now. >> sir, good advice. hopefully people are getting good advice. jerome hauer, we'll let you get back to work. we appreciate you taking time out of our schedule. this is msnbc's extended coverage of this october surprise, hurricane sandy looming over a huge area of the eastern u.s., threatening to disrupt things for tens of millions of people, over nearly a quarter of the lower 48 states. we're back after this. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to ling
a lot of people feel that i got through irene, i can get through this. this is a different type of storm. first of all, it's going to cause greater flooding in areas that were not flooded during irene. the wind in areas that were not hit by irene with wind problems, those areas -- people really need to take seriously and be prepared. it's almost getting to the point where it's too late because finding food, finding water, finding flashlights and generators is becoming impossible now. >>...
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since irene failed to do the damage here in new york city that many predicted, some people, like this family, who live in the evacuation zone, are refusing to heed the warnings for sandy. >> we have diapers, we have water. you know, just hoping to make the best of it. >> reporter: there are long lines as the supermarket tonight. >> it really is a mad house. >> reporter: yeah. >> like, oh, my god. >> reporter: the streets are crackling not with panic but with with an upbeat, pre-apocalyptic vibe. >> i'm a new yorker. come on, what do you want to do? >> reporter: got to admire her spirit. one piece of breaking news from here in new york. we just learned that the stock market will be closed tomorrow. there were concerns if they tried to stay open, they might lose power during the course of the day. back to you. >> and a few people over your shoulder still getting into the subway. dan harris, thank you. >>> and in addition to the subway shutdown in new york city, air travel is shutting down tonight, as well. so far, more than 6,000 flights have been canceled. ripple effects around the cou
since irene failed to do the damage here in new york city that many predicted, some people, like this family, who live in the evacuation zone, are refusing to heed the warnings for sandy. >> we have diapers, we have water. you know, just hoping to make the best of it. >> reporter: there are long lines as the supermarket tonight. >> it really is a mad house. >> reporter: yeah. >> like, oh, my god. >> reporter: the streets are crackling not with panic but with...
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we got through irene. this will be tougher, but we can get through this also. >> are you finding people are heeding the warnings already, sir? >> yes. we have about 150-plus folks in our shelters. we're getting tweet information @michaelnutter. our 311 system is getting a lot of calls. people asking for information. i think people know we're taking this seriously. president obama signed an emergency declaration. we're working through our state and governor corbett. we're constantly pumping out information to folks. people know that this is the real deal. they knew that irene was tough. this is going to be tougher and probably last longer because this is a slow moving storm. so it's just going to expand on the amount of rain and wind and that's a tough combination for us in a big old northeastern city. >> it sure is. mayor michael nutter joins us from philadelphia. thank you, sir, for your time. we certainly appreciate it. let's head to baltimore, shall we? let's chat with stephanie rowelings blake. she's t
we got through irene. this will be tougher, but we can get through this also. >> are you finding people are heeding the warnings already, sir? >> yes. we have about 150-plus folks in our shelters. we're getting tweet information @michaelnutter. our 311 system is getting a lot of calls. people asking for information. i think people know we're taking this seriously. president obama signed an emergency declaration. we're working through our state and governor corbett. we're constantly...
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but that was at the height of irene. irene came on shore well to our north. this storm will bring this water up as much as another eight feet, which means the boardwalk will be compromised and the water will be going over the top of that. that's why this area's been evacuated. shelters are open. there's been 600 people that have taken advantage of that. just spoke with an official from the fire department here. a few minor calls into the asbury park fire department with some trees and some power lines down but no widespread damage as of yet. and no rescue operations under way. they certainly hope that trend will continue through the overnight period. in the next 12 hours, that's when things are going to get really hairy. carol? >> rob marciano reporting live from asbury park. thank you, rob, appreciate it. if you want a sense of just how seriously local officials are taking this approaching storm, consider this -- the new jersey weather service issued this dire warning yesterday for anyone ignoring the evacuation orders. quote, if you are reluctant, think abo
but that was at the height of irene. irene came on shore well to our north. this storm will bring this water up as much as another eight feet, which means the boardwalk will be compromised and the water will be going over the top of that. that's why this area's been evacuated. shelters are open. there's been 600 people that have taken advantage of that. just spoke with an official from the fire department here. a few minor calls into the asbury park fire department with some trees and some...
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since irene failed to do the damage here in new york city that many experts predicted, some people, like this family, who live in the evacuation zone, are refusing to heed the warnings for sandy. >> we have diapers, we have water. you know, just hoping to make the best of it. >> reporter: there are long lines at the supermarket tonight. >> it really is a mad house. >> reporter: yeah. >> like, oh, my god. >> reporter: but the streets are crackling not with panic, but with a sort of upbeat, pre-apocalyptic vibe. >> i'm a new yorker. come on, what do you want to do? what do you want to do? panic? we're new yorkers. >> reporter: hard not to enjoy her spirit. agree with her or not. one last bit of news from new york, david. the new york stock exchange announcing late today that they will be closed tomorrow, however, people will still be able to trade stocks online electronically. back to you. >> she was a classic new yorker, dan. love the resiliency. dan harris, thank you. >>> in addition to the subway shutdown in new york city, air travel is shutting down, as well. just this hour, we learned
since irene failed to do the damage here in new york city that many experts predicted, some people, like this family, who live in the evacuation zone, are refusing to heed the warnings for sandy. >> we have diapers, we have water. you know, just hoping to make the best of it. >> reporter: there are long lines at the supermarket tonight. >> it really is a mad house. >> reporter: yeah. >> like, oh, my god. >> reporter: but the streets are crackling not with...
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we learned our lesson from irene where people got stranded on trains. amtrak, service is suspended throughout much if not all of the northeast corridor, veronica. not easy to get around. people may be driving a little bit this morning. i wouldn't recommend it. this afternoon and evening will be the worst of it. this was very interesting. this is what it looked like as we went throughout yesterday afternoon and evening with all the airplanes in the sky. all the airplanes trying to avoid the storm getting out of harm's way and doing their typical rounds. this is what it looks like this morning. early in the morning, you wouldn't be expecting a lot of planes flying. one plane over central pennsylvania, no planes in the air this morning at this hour over new england or the mid-atlantic as sandy approaches. all those flights already canceled. >> lots of stokes stranded. bill, thanks. >>> sandy is a big enough storm to make wall street shutter. the nasdaq has been stopped all trading today. it's the first day they have been stopped in all stocks since the day
we learned our lesson from irene where people got stranded on trains. amtrak, service is suspended throughout much if not all of the northeast corridor, veronica. not easy to get around. people may be driving a little bit this morning. i wouldn't recommend it. this afternoon and evening will be the worst of it. this was very interesting. this is what it looked like as we went throughout yesterday afternoon and evening with all the airplanes in the sky. all the airplanes trying to avoid the...
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. >> irene last year didn't look like this after it hit. >> they expect the storm will pound a wide area for several days. >> sandy has interacted with cold air from the north and it's become a post tropical cyclone. it's not a tropical cyclone anymore but the field of heavy rain and strong winds are expanding and things will get even worse because the center of a former hurricane sandy is expected to move into the new jersey coast. extremely dangerous storm surge combined with high tide could cause flooding. that's why hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate. it's going to move through pennsylvania into new york city. rain will spread as much as 2000 millimeters with 300 millimeters possibly into wednesday. temperatures are on the chilly side. look at this only 8 degrees in washington, d.c. 10 degrees in philadelphia. lots of heavy know is occurring along the appalachians. we'll will joined later on in the program for more of our updates. president obama and republican challenger mitt romney have cancelled their campaign appearances. obama returned to the white hou
. >> irene last year didn't look like this after it hit. >> they expect the storm will pound a wide area for several days. >> sandy has interacted with cold air from the north and it's become a post tropical cyclone. it's not a tropical cyclone anymore but the field of heavy rain and strong winds are expanding and things will get even worse because the center of a former hurricane sandy is expected to move into the new jersey coast. extremely dangerous storm surge combined...
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the last one was last year for irene. this is different. the water levels are projected to be much higher than that. they are making other plans. broadway shows canceled tonight and tomorrow as well as the physical trading floor here in lower manhattan. that's shut down as well. thomas, we are in for a long haul as you can see, weather wise, we haven't started yet. >> it's a bizarre storm. this abundance of caution is the way to go until we know more. michelle franzen, thank you. >>> it is the second time in as many years the densely populated northeast correspond had to prepare for a massive hurricane. coming up, an expert in public health and disaster will address the question of how ready we are this time around. keep it locked in here. this is the extended coverage of hurricane sandy. we are back with you after this. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support
the last one was last year for irene. this is different. the water levels are projected to be much higher than that. they are making other plans. broadway shows canceled tonight and tomorrow as well as the physical trading floor here in lower manhattan. that's shut down as well. thomas, we are in for a long haul as you can see, weather wise, we haven't started yet. >> it's a bizarre storm. this abundance of caution is the way to go until we know more. michelle franzen, thank you....
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remember irene it was a tropical storm moves through new york city. but it tracks right from basically southward to north more of a parallel track to the coast. what sandy will do during the day on monday it will make a sharp turn to the left. that is producing the dangerous storm surge across long island new york city and even northern portions of new jersey something else unique to the system sandy and also talking about a hybrid system post tropical where it will have snow on the back end of it blizzard warnings across the state of west virginia with locally up to 2 feet of snow possible with higher elevations strong winds cold temperatures will produce dangerous conditions. >> that's the whackiest thing i have covered dozens of them it's a clam feeling you feel like the tropical atmosphere coming at you. this doesn't feel anything like that. >> is it doesn't we are talking upper 50s. feels chilly feels more like a nor' easter. that is what sandy will become once it makes land fall across central new jersey and technicalities really we haven't seen
remember irene it was a tropical storm moves through new york city. but it tracks right from basically southward to north more of a parallel track to the coast. what sandy will do during the day on monday it will make a sharp turn to the left. that is producing the dangerous storm surge across long island new york city and even northern portions of new jersey something else unique to the system sandy and also talking about a hybrid system post tropical where it will have snow on the back end of...
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just for a perspective historical sense, we had our water rise with irene at 4.4 feet. this is already a foot higher, and it will get a lot higher, too. once that center moves inland, we will start to see a southerly wind and bring more water up into this region. so once -- just because the center has come onshore doesn't mean it's over. we have a lot of onshore flow on long island and jersey coast. 4 to 8 feet on the coast, long island sound, 6 to 11 feet, that includes places around that. farther to the northeast, 3 to 6 feet and 2 to 4 feet farther north along the coast of massachusetts. this is unincredible storm many of us have he never seen the likes of. back to you, guys. >> sandy is already having an impact on the presidential race. early voting has been canceled in some places. the president and mitt romney are off the stump. which candidate could benefit from the storm? why i say maryland is a good example why mother nature might matter next tuesday. that's next. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart have teamed up to bring you a low-priced medicare prescripti
just for a perspective historical sense, we had our water rise with irene at 4.4 feet. this is already a foot higher, and it will get a lot higher, too. once that center moves inland, we will start to see a southerly wind and bring more water up into this region. so once -- just because the center has come onshore doesn't mean it's over. we have a lot of onshore flow on long island and jersey coast. 4 to 8 feet on the coast, long island sound, 6 to 11 feet, that includes places around that....
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put irene at another end. that was a $13 billion event. i've seen 30 to 50. it feels, especially after you see that aerial video of what happens on the shores of new jersey, like it may be more along the 30 to 50 range when you talk about total property damage and you talk also about lost business activity. it was down in wall street. >> especially at a time when the economy was -- there was a sense it was starting to slow down again. we haven't had the strongest economy anyway. are we more vulnerable to this? >> i don't want to say there's an up side to this, but you could have a situation where some of the construction and some of the rebuilding happens in the same quarter where you had the business loss, so you have a really net no change to gdp. if there are major construction projects undertaken -- for example, let's say they decide the biggest financial center in the world should not be a foot over sea level, that's a major investment that could have a positive back on gdp. >> that's a great point, steve. as far as the idea that we have this last day of
put irene at another end. that was a $13 billion event. i've seen 30 to 50. it feels, especially after you see that aerial video of what happens on the shores of new jersey, like it may be more along the 30 to 50 range when you talk about total property damage and you talk also about lost business activity. it was down in wall street. >> especially at a time when the economy was -- there was a sense it was starting to slow down again. we haven't had the strongest economy anyway. are we...
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last year irene left 7 million homes without power. so even before sandy's hurricane winds and rain, utility crews are out trimming tree, putting crews in place. >> it looks pretty ominous. >> reporter: vince mahone has been with the utility that serves south jersey including atlantic city for 28 years and has never seen a storm like this and knows a lot of his customers are going to lose electricity. >> the best thing is to be prepared and i think that's what we are. we're prepared for what the worst can bring. >> reporter: new jersey's governor declaring a state of emergency, warned residents they could be without power for a week to ten days, and chris christie says he's worried that residents might put generators indoors or run extension cords in a haphazard way to get some electricity. >> that's a good new jersey rule, if it looks stupid, it is stupid. >> reporter: already crews from mexico to iowa are in their trucks driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. so how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he
last year irene left 7 million homes without power. so even before sandy's hurricane winds and rain, utility crews are out trimming tree, putting crews in place. >> it looks pretty ominous. >> reporter: vince mahone has been with the utility that serves south jersey including atlantic city for 28 years and has never seen a storm like this and knows a lot of his customers are going to lose electricity. >> the best thing is to be prepared and i think that's what we are. we're...
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in five years, we have an event like a hurricane sandy, hurricane irene, are we going to talk about closing the stock exchange in five years, ten years from now. are the systems going to be that good. >> let's hope we don't go through this again. it's going to become more virtual over time. it seems to be going that way now. if everybody had been ready to recode and go without a physical trading floor, they could have done it. but i think with night trading in everybody's mind, what happened there, i don't think anybody wanted to take a chance and do something without adequate testing. i think that was a big part of the slowdown and the reluctance to go back. >> i understand the reluctance to not go ahead if you haven't tested it. but i'm curious, do you think the stock exchange deserves criticism for not making sure the tests were done prior to an event like this. >> i don't think it's their fault at all. i don't think it's up to tem -- it's not their job to make other people have the systems running without the new york stock exchange. i don't think it's their fault at all. they did every
in five years, we have an event like a hurricane sandy, hurricane irene, are we going to talk about closing the stock exchange in five years, ten years from now. are the systems going to be that good. >> let's hope we don't go through this again. it's going to become more virtual over time. it seems to be going that way now. if everybody had been ready to recode and go without a physical trading floor, they could have done it. but i think with night trading in everybody's mind, what...
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damage from irene topped $14 billion. and sandy could wreak even more havoc. >> certainly having lived through it. i lost everything in my basement. i had up to ten feet of water in my house. this is a concern. >> reporter: governor cuomo has declared a state of emergency in preparation for sandy's impact. and mayor michael bloomberg warned new york city residents to brace themselves. >> there's the possibility of parts of our city flooding or high winds that could force certain bridges to be closed. >> reporter: last year, in advance of irene, mayor bloomberg made the unprecedented order to evacuate low-lying areas of the city and shut down the subway system. as sandy barrels north, the city's more than 7 million strap hangers await a decision about another possible shutdown. and mayor bloomberg says the subway system will shut down if the wind speeds exceed 39 miles per hour. now, he also recommends that residents put together a go pack with all of the essentials, should you need to evacuate at a moment's notice. >> pot
damage from irene topped $14 billion. and sandy could wreak even more havoc. >> certainly having lived through it. i lost everything in my basement. i had up to ten feet of water in my house. this is a concern. >> reporter: governor cuomo has declared a state of emergency in preparation for sandy's impact. and mayor michael bloomberg warned new york city residents to brace themselves. >> there's the possibility of parts of our city flooding or high winds that could force...
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irene cost an estimated $300 million. i talked with one analyst today who said take irene, add another 50%. that's an idea of what sandy might cost the airlines. guys, back to you. >> phil, thank you. phil lebeau in atlanta for us. >>> let's look at some of the non-storm related stories that have crossed the tape today. ford has dropped to next to last among 28 car brands in the "consumer reports" 2012 reliability survey. toyota toyota's, lexus and toyota brands took the top spot. >>> early earnings release for anadarko petroleum reporting third quarter profit of 84 cents a share. that was eight cents higher than estimates. anadarko had been zuscheduled t release earnings after the now-non-existent bell today. >>> ebay has told workers some jobs are being eliminated. they'll take a $15 million charge related to those cuts. >>> take a look at this home video just in to us from city island, new york. it is a small island in new york city proper. it is just off the bronx. you can see the water pummelling that house that's to
irene cost an estimated $300 million. i talked with one analyst today who said take irene, add another 50%. that's an idea of what sandy might cost the airlines. guys, back to you. >> phil, thank you. phil lebeau in atlanta for us. >>> let's look at some of the non-storm related stories that have crossed the tape today. ford has dropped to next to last among 28 car brands in the "consumer reports" 2012 reliability survey. toyota toyota's, lexus and toyota brands took...
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the last time was hurricane irene, that was august of last year. this resident lives right on the beach. he, of course, is worried about the waves. >> i'm really, really worried because they just told a friend of mine they think it is going to hit the bay. bay and ocean is going to come together. >> the storm surge along some areas of the east is expected to be 11 feet or higher. and just made worse by the full moon. >> absolutely. hurricane sandy at this hour is still hundreds of miles offshore. but even from that distance, she has battered the coast of north carolina. fierce, unrelenting winds blew off the water all day sunday. the rain that came with it flooded towns inland from the shore. now a cold front is moving in from the west. that is a chilly and unusual aftereffect for a hurricane. people in the carolinas and along much of the east coast scrambled to secure their boats. sandy's outer bands washed away this 30-foot boat and several others along north carolina's crystal coast. some boats were pushed on shore and a mobile home park ended u
the last time was hurricane irene, that was august of last year. this resident lives right on the beach. he, of course, is worried about the waves. >> i'm really, really worried because they just told a friend of mine they think it is going to hit the bay. bay and ocean is going to come together. >> the storm surge along some areas of the east is expected to be 11 feet or higher. and just made worse by the full moon. >> absolutely. hurricane sandy at this hour is still...
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didn't go under water with irene but by a foot, this is forecast to be feet higher than irene. here's the east side river. we'll talk about south street seaport on up here under the bridges. all of this along the waterway at least flooded if we get that 11-foot surge. then we are back up here, this is belmont island and roosevelt island, we are okay. red hook is here in zone a. you must be gone. they are going to turn off power, the heat and all of this. all of a sudden if all the water is surging into new jersey as well, i know this says zone a, that's new york, but on the other side of the river, it will flood as well. we'll keep you up-to-date. >>> chad myers, don't go far, because i need you here to help me out. chad is standing right behind me, that's why i am looking over my shoulder. if you don't live in new york but have visited new york city, you know how huge the subway system and how big the city is there. this is no joke. when they close down subways, buses and mass transit systems in new york city, they are not playing around. that is a huge undertaking. it is rare
didn't go under water with irene but by a foot, this is forecast to be feet higher than irene. here's the east side river. we'll talk about south street seaport on up here under the bridges. all of this along the waterway at least flooded if we get that 11-foot surge. then we are back up here, this is belmont island and roosevelt island, we are okay. red hook is here in zone a. you must be gone. they are going to turn off power, the heat and all of this. all of a sudden if all the water is...
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. >> reporter: sandy could create a storm surge larger than last year's hurricane irene. possibly filling the subway tunnels with water. >> lower manhattan is the most vulnerable spot for a storm surge. >> no doubt about they expect this to be a large problem for central new jersey, including philadelphia, atlantic city, new york city all of the way up toward boston. something that we need to pay attenti attention to. >>> now, potentially new york city, where hurricane irene last year wasn't so bad in the city itself, what would you say to people who are tempted to write this off? >> i want to remind folks about that hurricane, it was a bad storm, dan, it just didn't deliver the wind damage that new york city expected and the surge wasn't really here. but if you look innd where it was catastrophic flooding and so many folks were acted that storm. it was a terrible storm. this storm hurricane center said that it will have all of those elements focused on these big population areas, and new york city is one of them. i'm going to ask everyone to be prepared. >> all right, be
. >> reporter: sandy could create a storm surge larger than last year's hurricane irene. possibly filling the subway tunnels with water. >> lower manhattan is the most vulnerable spot for a storm surge. >> no doubt about they expect this to be a large problem for central new jersey, including philadelphia, atlantic city, new york city all of the way up toward boston. something that we need to pay attenti attention to. >>> now, potentially new york city, where...
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it is important, irene was an economic impact of $4.3 billion. predictions for sandy to be $1 billion. that is an understatement of the storm is bigger and worse as noaa is indicating that hurricane irene. the edison electric institute is telling people in the area that could be hit by the storm, delaware to new england be prepared for power outages of as much as 7 to ten days. west virginia expected to get two feet of snow from the storm. parts of pennsylvania and ohio up to eight inches of snow. cheryl: adam shapiro tracking the storm. for more on sandy, continuity dynamics' president ralph petty. you advise businesses on how to prepare for these storms. what are you telling your clients? >> just keep an eye on things and don't overreact. we have 48 to 72 hours to track the storm and when they make a decision make it with the best information. cheryl: they have to be concerned. one thing you point out is they look at the supply chain and got to be prepared if their business is shutdown and manage their employees. what do you say to that? >> exp
it is important, irene was an economic impact of $4.3 billion. predictions for sandy to be $1 billion. that is an understatement of the storm is bigger and worse as noaa is indicating that hurricane irene. the edison electric institute is telling people in the area that could be hit by the storm, delaware to new england be prepared for power outages of as much as 7 to ten days. west virginia expected to get two feet of snow from the storm. parts of pennsylvania and ohio up to eight inches of...
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we have seen it happen after the hurricane irene. the question is what kind of a backlash utilities will face to their storm restoration efforts. they're trying their best but it will take many days before the power service is restored. and that usually triggers a lot of regulatory scrutiny and that is not good news for utilities. >> as you look at the president's helicopter fleet there touring atlantic city, are any single companies of those you follow here more at risk to really devastating hits on their balance sheets or not? can you handicap it in any way for us? >> well, ouriously obviously ns the hardest hit area. 50% of households currently in new jersey are without power. coastal communities in new jersey and on long island should have the highest impact. so percentage, jcp and l, lipa on long island will have the highest impacts. we will be following especially jcp&l and the connecticut utility given the fact that their storm response after hurricane irene was the really harshly criticized by regulators and they really canno
we have seen it happen after the hurricane irene. the question is what kind of a backlash utilities will face to their storm restoration efforts. they're trying their best but it will take many days before the power service is restored. and that usually triggers a lot of regulatory scrutiny and that is not good news for utilities. >> as you look at the president's helicopter fleet there touring atlantic city, are any single companies of those you follow here more at risk to really...
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property will be $50 billion approaching $100 billion based on what we've seep still in the aftermath of irene last year and katrina, rita and prior years, five years and 50 days ago. >> sue, burt, thank you very much. we have some fresh video we want to show you right now. thank you very much. >> indeed. some breaking news. and this just came into us. it's the first aerial pictures that we have. this is in from we believe the atlantic city, new jersey, region. it was video taken from a helicopter and if you look at that flooding, it shows you just how widespread the flooding is in that part of the garden state which, of course, was one of the hardest hit states and especially, ty, as you were mentioning yesterday and we were talking about, that south central part and the storm surge was unbelievable. in some cases, up to 14 feet. as you can see there are some buildings that are partially submerged at this point. and that looks like parked next a harbor, we are just seeing this now, as you guys are certainly at home. look at the boats piled up. >> that maybe the marina right around where the b
property will be $50 billion approaching $100 billion based on what we've seep still in the aftermath of irene last year and katrina, rita and prior years, five years and 50 days ago. >> sue, burt, thank you very much. we have some fresh video we want to show you right now. thank you very much. >> indeed. some breaking news. and this just came into us. it's the first aerial pictures that we have. this is in from we believe the atlantic city, new jersey, region. it was video taken...
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it makes irene look like nothing. there it was some 10,000 flights cancelled then. it cost delta for example 15 million in profits back then. that gives you an idea what the airlines are going to be looking at with this storm. >> bill: we don't -- >> shepard: we don't know when laguardia is going to reopen. estimates how much this could hurt the economy. one thing is perfectly clear the impact will be substantial. >> yeah. here is what i think we are looking at 1-2 punch. first of all we have people staying home at work not getting paychecks. we have businesses that aren't operating here in new york city which is typically a 4 billion-dollar a day economy. could shave a tenth off of national g.d.p. but then we have all these federal dollars come in longer term we will see some kind of benefit from that it's going to take a while for it to play out. $20 billion the colmes of this storm. >> shepard: construction workers and on and on. there may be a dip in unemployment as a result of this. markets were closed for the second time. try tomorrow. there is no power downto
it makes irene look like nothing. there it was some 10,000 flights cancelled then. it cost delta for example 15 million in profits back then. that gives you an idea what the airlines are going to be looking at with this storm. >> bill: we don't -- >> shepard: we don't know when laguardia is going to reopen. estimates how much this could hurt the economy. one thing is perfectly clear the impact will be substantial. >> yeah. here is what i think we are looking at 1-2 punch....
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you have irene 14 months ago, now this. do your models tell you that this is going to be a more likely scenario over the next, i don't know, 20 or 30 years? >> well, carl, we do model scenarios like this, believe it or not. maybe not exactly this scenario but ones of this kind of severity. and for us i would say it's a manageable event financially. i don't think there's any question that things are different now. at least they have been over the last couple of years. you might expect a company like ours has skilled analytical professionals who do this work in conjunction with industry groups and the weather patterns have been quite different. the question really is, is this a permanent change, or is this just a cycle we're going through which we've had many weather cycles throughout history, as you know. i don't think the answer to that is clear yet. >> right. and, liam, i have to ask you, the impacts on the industry as well as the consumer here, when you hear about these sorts of hurricanes and you hear about the estimated
you have irene 14 months ago, now this. do your models tell you that this is going to be a more likely scenario over the next, i don't know, 20 or 30 years? >> well, carl, we do model scenarios like this, believe it or not. maybe not exactly this scenario but ones of this kind of severity. and for us i would say it's a manageable event financially. i don't think there's any question that things are different now. at least they have been over the last couple of years. you might expect a...
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you know what it is, irene? >> no, i don't. >> ritz, which was unbelievable that -- it's a great brand name and, you know, we're putting on the ritz and things like that, i didn't know. you've got ritz and then oreos, that's got to be the best cookie. >> look, we have an incredible stable, ritz, oreos -- >> what do you use ritz for? i thought doritos and tostitos, but what? for cheese and crackers? maybe the ritz pieces with the peanut butter on the inside. >> that's good. >> yeah, maybe that's -- yeah, we're big fans here. in fact, i'm looking around here and we're done at 9:00, it's probably -- you can't get it over here that quickly here, probably. but next time. >> we'll get you some. >> and, irene, i just wanted to get your thoughts on the different models that people are approaching, the snack business with. you know, in 18 months from now, after now that you've done the spin, there's been some talk that ultimately either business could become an acquisition target. how do you think about the different str
you know what it is, irene? >> no, i don't. >> ritz, which was unbelievable that -- it's a great brand name and, you know, we're putting on the ritz and things like that, i didn't know. you've got ritz and then oreos, that's got to be the best cookie. >> look, we have an incredible stable, ritz, oreos -- >> what do you use ritz for? i thought doritos and tostitos, but what? for cheese and crackers? maybe the ritz pieces with the peanut butter on the inside. >>...
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rob, last year just before hurricane irene, chris christie told people in no uncertain terms and i will quote him here, get the hell outfit beach. my question to you, are people heeding his message to get out and get to safer ground? >> reporter: you know, they are. and you may remember, he caught some criticism for using those strong words last year after what people along the immediate jersey shore felt was an overreaction. certainly after irene's disaster, turned out to be a wise choice, especially for those living along the immediately shoreline. here in asbury park and up and down the northern coastline of new jersey, they have certainly heeded his warning. here's a look at the surf that continues to pour in. the tide is actually receding now. but i've only seen it go down maybe five, ten feet in the last 20 minutes because the actual surge continues to push water over what should be dry, sandy beach here. but obviously that's not the case. so i think throughout the afternoon, even though the tide is going down, we're going to see it hold where it is. and when high tide comes again
rob, last year just before hurricane irene, chris christie told people in no uncertain terms and i will quote him here, get the hell outfit beach. my question to you, are people heeding his message to get out and get to safer ground? >> reporter: you know, they are. and you may remember, he caught some criticism for using those strong words last year after what people along the immediate jersey shore felt was an overreaction. certainly after irene's disaster, turned out to be a wise...